To say I didn't receive this item??

DH ordered a camera, a very pricey camera.. ( well, to me! I don't know about cameras, it's almost 1400 pounds. Annoying, but that's a whole other thread!)

Today I've been home all day, as DD1 doesn't have nursery, my plans fell through and DD2's rash looks horrific) No one knocked on my door.. No one rang the bell. I haven't hoovered or anything loud, and I have a dog who usually barks at both of these things.

I go outside to get my charger from the car and there is a box on my doorstep.

It's the camera.

Clearly unsigned for, no attempt even made.

I do live on a lovely street, but there is a school here so lots of foot traffic. Anyone could have taken it.

It's over a thousand pounds!!

I am very very tempted to tell them I didn't get it and just cancel my order...?

Presumably it came by courier? So there will no doubt be proof that it passed through the system until the last link in the chain. You'll be quite happy to potentially get someone fired so you can prove your point, and cheat the company you bought from as well?

So, the delivery guy was an arse and just dumped it, so you want to steal from the company and be an arse as payback? And you're asking on AIBU, thus wondering if you people agree that you would be right to steal?

I totally understand the temptation, and I'd have considered it for a few seconds too - if only to teach the useless delivery company a lesson! To clarify - should it definitely have been signed for, or just safely delivered? Although leaving on a front doorstep doesn't really count as safe delivery to me... I'd accept carting round the back and putting a note through the front door, but that's only because this is a very low crime area.

Which delivery company was it btw? <Places her bet on the sweepstake, and goes for Yodel>

Just to be awkward I would contact the company from where you purchased it and ask them if they can track it with the courier company. When/if they come back saying the courier claims it was delivered or signed for ask to see a copy of the signature. Some often forge them, I know this for a fact. Then, when you have played merry hell with them and got the courier into trouble tell them it finally turned up, your neighbour several doors down was passing and took it in as she thought it was unsafe for it to be lying there in full view and has only just managed to drop it off.